Football Memories

By: A. Hemnani

One of the world's most famous sports now a days is football. A variety of people enjoy both watching and playing the sport. Every 4 years the world cup is held in a different place. This is an event in which different national teams from different places around the world come and play against each other to compete for victory. The first world cup ever, was held in Uruguay in 1930, and from then, it took place every 4 years. That said, the world cup has greatly impacted cultures and places. The world cup is always very memorable for us all since it brings communities together to cheer and enjoy the event. But have you ever stopped to think about which world cup was the most memorable? 

According to big soccer sites the top football players of all time are as follows; in first place is Messi, closely followed by Pele, then Maradona and Cristiano Ronaldo. The list continues with other great players who are a part of football history.  

Miroslav Klose, a German striker, holds the record for most goals in the FIFA World Cup history, having scored 16 times in 24 appearances across four editions (2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014).  

The world cup that was most watched was the most recent one, held in Quatar in 2022. The finals were a tense game where France confronted Argentina, the game ended with a score of 3x3, and Argentina knocked out France in the penalty shoutout even though Kylian Mbappé 
scored a hat trick, they were not able to beat Argentina. Mbappé also broke the record of being the youngest player to score a hat trick in a world cup final. 
 
​However, apart from the world cup, they have also been other fantastic moment in football history such as, Barcelona Vs PSG in 2017, PSG won the first game 4 x 0, and the following game Barcelona won 6x1, with an incredible goal made by Sergi Roberto with Neymar's assist in the last minute of the game! 
 
With all of these great memories that have been made, we can all expect more and look forward to more great moments that revolve around football. 
 
​Looking back at some of these great memories in football we can be sure to expect many more great moments in the upcoming Olympics and the Copa America.